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Soil erosion can lead to the loss of soil resources and the destruction of land resources, which is an ecological stress that affects vegetation development and is affected by vegetation reactions. Its long-term effect changes the topography and soil characteristics and to some extent determines the development of vegetation. On the contrary, surface vegetation is also an important factor in reducing soil erosion, which has received great and widespread attention. Therefore, the relationship between vegetation succession and soil erosion has attracted considerable attention due to its important scientific significance and practical application value. In this context, this Special Issue attempts to document the latest ideas on vegetation succession research in the presence of soil erosion, providing new insights into some of these themes at the level of the relationship between vegetation succession and soil erosion.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Soil erosion and spatial distribution pattern of vegetation;
Erosion-resistant plants and their community characteristics;
Vegetation degradation mechanism and ecological restoration in soil erosion areas;
Characteristics of vegetation community and its effect on soil and water conservation;
Soil anti-scourability during vegetation succession;
The effect of soil erosion on vegetation succession process;
Vegetation community restoration succession and slope erosion sediment yield.

Dr. Xudong Peng
Prof. Dr. Quanhou Dai
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Keywords

vegetation succession
soil erosion
vegetation succession of abandoned farmland
rocky desertification
vegetation restoration
soil factor

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Response of the Stability of Soil Aggregates and Erodibility to Land Use Patterns in Wetland Ecosystems of Karst Plateau

by Longpei Cen, Xudong Peng and Quanhou Dai

Forests 2024, 15(4), 599; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15040599 - 26 Mar 2024

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The world’s natural wetlands, which have important ecological functions, are being lost at an alarming rate. The erosion and deposition of soil on wetlands is a major cause of wetland conversion to agriculture. An urgent problem to be solved is how to slow down the erosion and deposition of wetlands resulting from land use. Land use patterns affect soil properties, thereby affecting soil aggregate stability and erodibility. Evaluating the effects of land use patterns on soil aggregate stability and erodibility in small watersheds of wetland ecosystems of karst plateau is of great importance. Thus, we compared the soil properties, aggregate stability indicators and soil erodibility of shrubland, grassland, artificial forest land and sloping farmland for evaluating the impact of various land use patterns on soil aggregate stability and erodibility in typical karst plateau wetland ecosystems. Our results showed that the mass fraction of soil aggregates > 0.25 mm was the main component in the four land uses, with greater variation in aggregates > 5 mm; overall, MWD, GMD and WSA_0.25 were higher in grassland and shrubland than in sloping farmland and artificial forest land, while K values, PAD and SCAI showed the opposite trend. Correlation analysis showed that effective soil nutrients had a positive effect on soil aggregate stability. In conclusion, the stability of soil aggregates and resistance to soil erosion were strongest under the influence of shrubland. Our study showed that shrubland can better improve soil aggregate stability and erosion resistance, which may provide a guide for protecting and restoring karst plateau wetland ecosystems. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Vegetation Succession with Soil Erosion)

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